Yesterday Leagues went well, 660 players from all over the world! I hope all the kids had a great time as much as my team members had. However, with almost 40 teams competing, it became necessary to change something. Many of you wrote to me, obviously there were problems, it was inevitable. I replied and asked everyone for advice and the following is what we decided together.
For convenience and to save time (quite a lot actually) I decided to tag everyone in this post. The most important thing however, for me is, in addition to not wasting time unnecessarily, that you don't feel my actions as an intrusion into your private so if you want I can remove your name immediately from the list below where you can find the new lineups and the links for the tournaments (lichess asks at least 3 teams to launch the tournament, so I put everywhere mine, Monte Grande and Crowborough, but I'll remove them as soon as I add the others).
The update in the regulation is this - and I will highlight it on the web page rentry.co/worldwide-junior-chess
1) the groups should be closed and the captains should know the boys playing, we should all be sure that there are only Under 16. If the groups are not closed please consider the idea of advertising the tournament only with the players you know. However, in this way we could not avoid, as has happened, that the same player enrolls in multiple teams and participates in multiple Leagues.
2) new accounts should not participate, especially those created on the day of the tournament but also not those created in the week preceding the competitions.
The new tournaments follow, as usual I removed the only teams that neither participated nor replied to the messages. Updates will be made on the web page, in case someone gives up❗Please let me know if you still want to play next week by Wednesday ❗
Saturday 9 May, Week 5
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lichess.org/tournament/FTQNIucmДетская Академия Наук
@Adil0901Eskaki.gr Events
@MarachrisTeam Veracruz Mexico U-16
@elchapulindeoroVal Parisis Echecs - Franconville
@asticot95Trojanska Hästen
@jsjostarSELECCION INMACULADA
@CPBchessШкола шахмат гроссмейстера Кирякова| GM Kiriakov's School
@denis6917Dnipro Juniors
@Bohdan_masterCUBA MASTERS
@TheLordOfPainЦШК "ASTANA"
@AstanachessB
lichess.org/tournament/QMfk8e1iAlfieri del Garda - chess Academy
@Dan_smtSantísimo Selección
@WalterIrASO POLYGYROU
@ppaleohoCrowborough Chess Club
@CrowChessShah Mat Masters (Greece & Cyprus)
Monte Grande
Tatanzak Killer Bees
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@RzayevBahruzMaestro Chess
@maestro_coachУктусский гамбит
@AlenzerC
lichess.org/tournament/CnQSJIoWYoung Players(Baku, Azerbaijan)
@abdullayev_elshadEkb_Intellect
@Amazing_yuTeam Krasyliv
@coachmakarchukTeam Minnesota Scholastic
@OrlandoFloridaSchaakstad Apeldoorn
@FirstKnightGrand Master Chess Club Baku
@Asgarov_MChessAcademySA
@ChessAcademySAStrategy_club
@AnnaDorofeeva_chessAjedrez Blanco y Negro
@ExtremaduraMexico Jovenes Promesas
@taniamiranda D
lichess.org/tournament/j8qMJbhJCS Chess Knights
@Palani-TSBischwiller Junior Team
@BischwillerChessMantua Boys
@StracchinoАкадемия шахмат "KING"
@Ruslan_MereySchack 08
@BollSakarya Analiz Satranç Kulubü
@BARBOROSSADe Wetterse Vrijpion
@TomMoeras I know very well that I am doing this together with very strong clubs and with experienced coaches and organizers, and I am more than happy to listen to the advice of anyone who wants to help.